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Alternative Occupied Volume Integrity (OVI) Tests and Analyses
FRA, supported by the Volpe Center, conducted research on alternative methods of evaluating occupied volume integrity (OVI) in passenger railcars. Guided by this research, an alternative methodology for evaluating OVI that ensures an equivalent or greater level of safety than that provided by the...Collision of Amtrak Passenger Train and Norfolk Southern Freight Train—November 30, 2007, Chicago, Illinois
On November 30, 2007, an Amtrak passenger train travelling at approximately 33 mph collided with the rear of a standing freight train in Chicago, Illinois. The locomotive of the passenger train overrode the rear car of the freight train and came to rest on top of the rear car. The rest of the cars...HMG-127 One Time Movement Approval Procedures
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Broad Agency Announcement – BAA 2014-2 Appendix C – Research Topics
Broad Agency Announcement – BAA 2014-2
BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT BAA-2014-2
Broad Agency Announcement – BAA 2014-2 Appendix C – Research Topics